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Southern Screen 2020 Virtual Festival - *Updated With The Schedule*

10-Year Anniversary, Passes & Tickets, & Schedule Release

October 22, 2020

Southern Screen Virtual Festival 2020 schedule is live. Everything will be presented virtually this year, which is much different from years past, but will still bring audiences quality programming throughout the four-day event – November 12-15.

This year’s Sessions include: discussions with Alex Borstein, actress (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel/Family Guy) + John Viener, writer (Family Guy); Rachel Dratch, actress (Saturday Night Live/Wine Country) + Dan Dratch, writer (Monk/The Cleveland Show) and Jay Wadley, composer (I’m Thinking of Ending Things) + Jennie Armon, music supervisor (Found Objects). Screenings include opening night film, Intention, a documentary committed to intentional artistry, divine healers share their crafts within their Louisiana communities, while preserving cultural traditions; Farewell, Amor, about an Angolan woman and her daughter who reunite with her husband after spending 17 years in exile; and Stardust, a chronicle of a young David Bowie's first visit to the U.S. in 1971 – a trip that inspired the invention of his iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust. All Screenings and Sessions will be viewed on the virtual platform Eventive. Full schedule can be found at SouthernScreen.org/Calendar.

Southern Screen 2020 Virtual Festival Full Schedule

Thursday, November 12


5:00PM-6:00PM
Shorts Series Louisiana (Screening)
- Q&A with filmmakers

 

7:00PM-10:00PM
Intention (Feature Documentary Screening)

- Q&A with filmmakers, Syd Horn & Olivia Perillo

 

Friday, November 13

 

1:00PM-2:30PM

A Conversation with Jennie Armon (Found Objects) + Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things) (Session)

 

2:45PM-3:50PM

The Unlikely Story of the Lesbians of First Friday (Feature Documentary Screening)

- Q&A with filmmaker, Kathryn L Beranich

 

4:30PM-6:00PM

Documentary Grants & Labs with Darcy McKinnon (Session)

 

7:00PM-10:00PM

Farewell, Amor (Narrative Feature Screening)

- Q&A with filmmaker, Ekwa Msangi

 

Saturday, November 14

 

11:30AM-12:30PM

Shorts Series 1 (Screening)

- Q&A with filmmakers

 

1:15PM-2:45PM

Making a TV Season Start to Finish with Nicole Rodgers (Castle, The Rookie) + Mary Trahan (Bones, The Rookie) (Session)

3:00PM-4:30PM

Dramarama (Narrative Feature Screening)

- Q&A with filmmaker, Jonathan Wysocki

 

5:15PM-6:45PM

The Story of a Song with Dustan Louque, Danny Blume (Iggy Pop), David Baron (Lenny Kravitz) + Special Guest, Steve Gleason (Saints) (Session)

 

7:00PM-10:00PM

Ema (Narrative Feature Screening)

 

Sunday, November 15

 

11:00AM-12:00PM

Shorts Series 2 (Screening)

- Q&A with filmmakers

 

12:30PM-2:00PM
A Conversation with Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Family Guy) + John Viener (Family Guy) (Session)

 

2:30PM-3:30PM

Some Kind of Heaven (Feature Documentary Screening)

- Q&A with filmmaker, Lance Oppenheim

 

4:30PM-6:00PM

A Conversation with Dan Dratch (Monk) & Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live, Wine Country) (Session)

 

7:00PM-10:00PM

Stardust (Narrative Feature Screening)

Southern Screen is a non-competitive festival offering a platform for creative expression and exchange. Aside from films, the festival offers music, podcasts and educational workshops and panels. This year’s virtual festival also features pass and ticket options that include a picnic or a Cajun Crate Louisiana meal in a box for attendees to enjoy at home. All pass and ticket information can be found on the Southern Screen website, SouthernScreen.org/Attend.

2020 marks Southern Screen’s 10-year anniversary. And as a gift to all the film lovers out there, the organization is offering 10 weeks of staff favorite short films every Tuesday at 6:00 PM CST until the week of the Festival.

For more information about Southern Screen 2020, visit SouthernScreen.org.


About Southern Screen

Southern Screen is a multi-disciplinary arts organization that supports and celebrates creative professionals and their work. The festival provides a platform for emerging and innovative storytellers of all types to showcase their craft and share their creativity. We feature film screenings, live music, creative writing, podcasts, community and industry workshops, networking mixers, parties and more. Our mission is to move beyond traditional film and music festivals and expose our guests and our community to the endless possibilities of art and entertainment.


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